[Faith-talk] blind sence child birth.

[Debby Phillips]

Pospa Bear, you make so much sense.  I guess I'd like to just say 
that nobody except the Lord can judge whether a brother or sister 
is "on fire" for God.  One of the most "on fire" people I ever 
knew was a Benedictine nun.  She loved Jesus with all of her 
being, but she didn't make huge ripples in the world, and many of 
you would say that because she's Catholic she couldn't possibly 
be Christian.  But I watched her as she loved the other nuns in 
her community, as she loved me (she was one of my readers) but it 
wasn't just reading that she did for me.  She encouraged me when 
others didn't, she loved everybody.  She showed kindness when it 
would have been easy to be mean-spirited.  She just quietly went 
about her day, doing what she had to do.  She was in remission 
from cancer, and eventually she got sick again.  I visited her in 
her room.  It was a place of peace, filled with the Presence of 
God.  To my knowledge, she didn't protest anything, didn't go on 
the Internet and write petitions or whatever.  She just loved God 
and loved the people that God put in her life.  When she died, I 
know there were tears, but there was great joy, too.  I knew a 
housemother at the School for the Blind in Oregon.  She was a 
kind, loving, wonderful woman of God.  She loved the Lord and 
that love that she received from Him was poured out on us 
students.  She truly loved us.  Yes, she cared for us because it 
was her job, but it wasn't just "a job" to her.  She actually 
cared with her heart.  I know that many of my friends from that 
school who are Christians are so because of her.  So please, 
let's not judge each other about whether someone is "on fire" for 
the Lord, or not, whether someone is "interpreting Scripture 
truly".  Not even Bible scholars agree about everything.     
Blessings,    Debby